Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 499

State of Kuwait · Administrative Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Understanding the acts or decisions issued by the administrative authority and giving them their true characterization, without being bound by the descriptions and designations the litigants confer upon them. Within the province of the court of merits. The reason therefor. In legal characterization, regard is had to the substance and purpose of the act, not its wording and form.
Arabic original
فهم ما تصدره جهة الإدارة من أعمال أو قرارات وإعطائها وصفها الحق دون تقيد بما يخلعه عليها الخصوم من صفات ومسميات. لمحكمة الموضوع. علة ذلك. أن العبرة في التكييف القانوني بفحوى التصرف ومرماه لا بصيغته ومبناه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٩٠، ١٩٣/٢٠٠١ إداري جلسة ٢٦/٥/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد التاسع ص٤٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 129. PDF pages: 126.

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